Optimal biomass allocation in heterogeneous environments in a clonal plant—Spatial division of labor |
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| Authors: | Makihiko Ikegami Dennis F Whigham Marinus JA Werger |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Plant Ecology, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80084, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands;2. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, 647 Contees Wharf Road Edgewater, MD 21037, USA |
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| Abstract: | When interconnected ramets of clonal plants are growing in heterogeneous environments, ramets may specialize to uptake locally abundant resources rather than scarce resources. This biomass allocation pattern may result in more efficient sharing of resources through physiological integration and an overall benefit to the plants (spatial division of labor; DoL). |
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| Keywords: | Biomass allocation Clonal plant Division of labor Heterogeneous environment Optimization model |
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